Tag: Lawrence Township Public Schools
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‘I am just so grateful’
Lawrence Township school board member Patricia Hendricks Farmer, whose term is expiring Dec. 31, was honored by her colleagues at the school board’s Dec. 13 meeting. Farmer is completing a three-year term on the school board. She did not run for re-election to the school board. She ran successfully for a seat on the Lawrence…
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Four candidates seek three seats on school board
Four candidates, including two incumbent school board members, are vying for three open seats on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education in the Nov. 7 general election. Incumbent school board members Michele Bowes and Arundel Clarke, along with newcomer Diana Pasculli, are running as a slate on the “Students First” ticket. Challenger Thomas…
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Lawrence Township school board to appoint new superintendent of schools
Robyn Klim, the Lawrence Township Public Schools assistant superintendent for student services, is expected to become the next superintendent of schools when the Lawrence Township school board meets June 28. Klim is expected to succeed Superintendent of Schools Ross Kasun, who is retiring Sept. 1. Klim will assume her new duties Sept. 2. She has…
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Retired Lawrence Township educator, school board member receives Woman of Excellence award
Jo Ann Groeger’s receipt of the annual Woman of Excellence award, presented by the Greater Eldridge Park Neighborhood Association, left her “honored beyond words.” “The whole idea of celebrating women, the perspective that women have. We don’t take time to celebrate. Every woman is worthy of an award,” Groeger said. “I am grateful to you…
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Lawrence police step up presence at public, private schools
The Lawrence Township Police Department is stepping up its presence at public and private schools in the wake of the May 24 school shooting incident that killed 19 children and two teachers in Texas. An 18-year-old man walked into the elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and shot the children and their teachers in their classroom,…
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Slackwood School to get new roof
A Bristol, Pennsylvania, contractor has been awarded a $900,000 contract to replace the roof at the Slackwood School on Princeton Pike by Lawrence Township school district officials. Wespol Construction was one of five bidders for the job, and the second lowest bidder. The company was awarded the contract for the job after the lowest bidder…
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Lawrence schools lift mask mandate
Face masks for students and staff will be optional in classrooms and hallways beginning March 7, Lawrence Township Public Schools officials announced Feb. 28. Masks also will be optional on school buses, said Superintendent of Schools Ross Kasun. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped the federal mask requirement for buses and vans…
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Lawrence public schools to decide whether to drop mask mandate
Lawrence Township school district officials expect to decide by Feb. 28 whether to drop the in-classroom mask mandate for students, or to continue it beyond March 7, the date that Gov. Phil Murphy announced the statewide mandate would be lifted. Murphy announced Feb. 7 that masks or facial coverings would not be required for students,…
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Lawrence schools receive grant to hold community conversations
Buoyed by the success of a recent community conversation on equity in education and with a $10,000 grant in hand, Lawrence Township school district officials are planning to hold additional conversations with parents and township residents. The Lawrence Township Education Foundation presented the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education with a check for $10,000…